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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in Metamaterials

Philippe Tassin, Lei Zhang, Thomas Koschny, Eleftherios N. Economou, Costas M. Soukoulis

Published Jan 1, 2009• 3 citations
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Abstract

We present two metamaterial designs exhibiting spectral features similar to electromagnetically induced transparency in their electric and magnetic response, respectively. These metamaterials combine low absorption with the high group velocity required for slow-light applications.
DOI
10.1364/iqec.2009.itud7

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